[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 66 (Friday, April 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6428]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040307A]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Surfclam/Ocean 
Quahog and Tilefish Committee and Tilefish Advisory Panel will hold a 
public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2007, from 9 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2 Harmon 
Plaza, Secaucus, NJ; telephone: (201) 348-6900.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 300 S. 
New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904, telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review 
progress regarding Amendment 1 to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP). It is expected that preferred management measures will be 
discussed and identified when possible. Amendment 1 to the Tilefish FMP 
addresses: (1) Possible implementation of an Individual Fishing Quota 
(IFQ) management system for tilefish [initial IFQ allocation, IFQ 
transferability of ownership, IFQ share accumulation, fees and cost 
recovery, establish flexibility to revise/adjust IFQ program, establish 
IFQ reporting requirements, other]; (2) Possible implementation of 
recreational bag-size limit; (3) Possible implementation of 
recreational permits and reporting requirements; (4) Potential 
improvements for monitoring of tilefish commercial landings; (5) 
Potential revisions to current tilefish reporting requirements 
(Interactive Voice Response); (6) Possible expansion of and revision to 
the list of management measures that can be adjusted via the framework 
adjustment process; (7) Potential revisions to essential fish habitat 
(EFH) designation; (8) Potential revisions to habitat areas of 
particular concern (HAPC) designation; (9) Consideration of possible 
measures to reduce gear impacts on EFH; and, (10) other issues to be 
considered in Amendment 1.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Committee's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, 
(302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 3, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-6428 Filed 4-5-07; 8:45 am]
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